窮鼠嚙狸

kung4 syu2 jit6 lei4

a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on

Written Forms

窮鼠嚙狸Traditional · Main Form
穷鼠啮狸Alternate Form

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